Future of this Patreon (Patreon)

That sounds all a bit serious, doesn't it?

Apologies for that, but I want to discuss something with you all. Rewards, and in particular the physical merch rewards. 

Background (skip the first paragraph if you're already familiar with Patreon and it's fee system)

To support the platform, its maintenance, and its staff, a percentage of the money you pledge on here is paid to Patreon. This is something I fully understand and support, I want there to be no illusions to the contrary there. This rate of payment is variable dependent upon the perks received by the creator and their patrons.

You can see and read more about it all here 

Currently, due to the physical stickers I send out for the higher tiers, I pay 11% by way of platform fees, plus extra for the production of said stickers. This is applied to all tiers regardless of whether or not they receive merch. 

This is my earnings breakdown for the last four months:

As you can see, it takes quite a large chunk out of what you all actually pay in. 

I've had a look at the other rates available for platform fees, and I can comfortably operate on the 8% band, but this would mean that I would no longer be able to produce physical merch with Patreon. 

So, my question to all of you is, would this be okay? Would you be alright losing the physical sticker rewards and replacing it with something else, more than likely something digital that didn't incur extra fees? 

The shape and form of that digital equivalence can be open for discussion, and I'm more than happy to hear your suggestions either through comments, discord, or personal messages.

I'll leave this poll open for at minimum a week, or until at least 80% of Patrons have given a response.